Why do weather forecasters seem to have so much trouble forecasting snow
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Snow forecasts are better than they used to be and they continue to improve, but snow forecasting remains one of the more difficult challenges for meteorologists.
One reason is that for many of the more intense snows, the heaviest snow amounts fall in surprisingly narrow bands that are on a smaller scale than observing networks and forecast zones.
Also, extremely small temperature differences that define the boundary line between rain and snow make night-and-day differences in snow forecasts. This is part of the fun and frustration that makes snow forecasting so interesting.
[edit] Other Snow FAQ
- How big can snowflakes get?
- Why is snow white?
- Is it ever too cold to snow?
- When is it too warm to snow?
- How does snow form if the ground temperature is above freezing?
- Why do weather forecasters seem to have so much trouble forecasting snow?
- Why does snow crunch when you step on it and at what temperature does it crunch?
- Does snow change how sound waves travel?
or see Snow and Weather Glossary
[edit] Also See
- Snowflake
- Water
- Clouds
- Evaporation
- Freezing Point / Freeze
- Moisture
- Rime
- Sublimation
- Water Cycle
- Water Vapor
- Atmosphere
- Fog
- Firnification
- Firn
- metamorphoses
- sublimation
- melting
- Heat transfer
- Freestyle Timing Booklet
- Snow temperature
- Dew Point
- Freezing Point / Freeze
- Fusion
- Melting Point
- Weather
- Atmosphere
- Melt Freeze Metamorphism
- Metamorphism
- Supercooling
- Solid
- Vapor
- Gas
- Temperature
- Fusion
- Melting Point
- Moisture
- Sublimation
- Water
- Condensation
- Slush
- Snow Advisory
- Snow Banner
- Snow Cover
- Snow Crust
- Snow Depth
- Drifting Snow
- Drifts
- Snowpack
- Snow removal
- Sastrugi
- Winter Storm
- Wind Chill Index
- Whiteout
- Blizzard
- Snowmaggedon
- Snowpocalypse
- Snow Devil
- Sublimation
- Snowfall
- Snow Line
- Snow Pellets
- Snow Flurry / Flurries
- Snowflake Gallery
- Snow Crystals
- FAQ Snow
- Graupel
- Snow Garland
- New Snow
- What is the Cryosphere
- Snowmaking guns
- Snow Shower
- Snow Sintering
- Snow Squall
- Snow Water Equivalent
- Snow and Course Preparation
[edit] Reference;
1. National Snow and Ice Data Center [1]
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